Pasquotank County, North Carolina
Founding: 1684 Parent county: Albemarle Namesake: The Pasquotank River Seat: Winfield (1765–1785); Nixonton (1785–1800); Elizabeth City (1800–) Land area: 227 square miles Population (2020): 40,568 Population (historic): 5,477 (1790); 8,514 (1840); 8,131 (1870); 13,660 (1900); 19,143 (1930) Periods of population growth: pre-1790; 1800–1830; 1840s; 1870–2010 Subdivisions: One city; six townships Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 2,041 (11.7%) Pre-1940 housing survival rate: 32.8% Pre-1860 housing survival rate (1940): 10.7% Farm housing in disrepair (1950): 28.8% Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950): 19.9% Average farmhouse value (1930): $798 Average outbuilding value (1930): $434 Average farmhouse size (1940): 5.7 rooms Number of farms (1920): 1,360 Average farm size (1920): 37.5 acres _______________________________________________________________________...